Qatar national under-20 football team
| Association | Qatar Football Association |
|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Head coach |
 Félix Sánchez |
| Home stadium | Khalifa International Stadium, Jassim bin Hamad Stadium |
| FIFA code | QAT |
| Biggest win | |
 Qatar 13-0  Bhutan(Doha, Qatar; 8 November 2007) |
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| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1981) |
| Best result | Runners-up (1981) |
| AFC U-19 Championship | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1980) |
| Best result | Champions: 2014 |
The Qatar national under-20 football team is the national youth team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. Qatar's U-20 national team played an important role in the development of football in Qatar and gave it one its first shining moment on the global stage when the youth squad finished second in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in Australia.
In response to the recently established World Youth Championship, Qatar established its national youth team in 1976. However, they were unable to qualify for the first two World Youth Championships in 1977 in Tunisia and in 1979 in Japan.
In the 1980 AFC Youth Championship which were held in Thailand, Qatar U20s finished as runners-up after losing to South Korea in the final. This granted them a spot in the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, which was hosted in Australia. Under the supervision of Brazilian coach Evaristo de Macedo, the championships proved to be a success. Facing Brazil in the quarter-finals, they were able to secure a 3–2 victory by utilizing the offside trap. They went on to face England in the semi-finals, where they earned a 2–1 victory after a fine performance by their goalkeeper.
The team finished second after losing 0–4 to West Germany in the final on a wet pitch which was unfavorable to the Qataris as they were not used to playing in such conditions. As a result of achieving runners-up position, each Qatari player received 100,000 Qatari riyals, a Mercedes Benz, and a bungalow. The population of Qataris was only 120,000 at the time of this achievement.
Qatar earned its second international U-20 World Cup appearance in 1995 as hosts. While Nigeria was preparing to host the 1995 edition, an Ebola epidemic broke out in west Africa, and as a result, FIFA decided to award the hosting rights to Qatar with only twenty days remaining till the start of the championships.
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